Display-rack.



A. S. J. STEVENSON.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1912 1,120,168. Patented Dec.8,1914

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A. S. J. STEVENSON. DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1912.

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A. S. J. STEVENSON.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.20,1912.

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UNITED STATES PA TENT' OFFICE.

ALBERT S. J'. STEVENSON, 0F MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Application filed September 20, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT S. J. STEVEN- soN, citizen of the United States, residing at McAlester, in the county of Pittsburg and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inv Display- Racks, of which the following is a specification- This invention relates to improvements in display racks, and has for its primary object to provide a display stand in which the supporting members for the articles to be displayed will be so moved as to present the articles at certain points at intervals.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction in whicha plurality of rotary display members are supported in spaced relation, means being provided for changing the angle at which the members are supported with respect to the floor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction in which a plurality of rotary display members are operated at different speeds.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereafter shown and described, and then specifically pointed out in the claims; and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved apparatus with the display mechanism disposed at an angle to the floor or support; Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the display members disposed in parallel relation to the floor or support; Fig. 3 is a front elevation with the parts arranged as in Fig. 2; Fig. a is a detail perspective view of one of the vertical supports; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the mechanism employed to actuate the device when the motor, which normally operates the same, is not in use; Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the swinging frame and one of the central shelf carriers; Fig. 8 is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail view illustrating the manner of mounting the side frames on the terminal shafts; and Fig. 10 is a section on the line 1010 of Fig. 9.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indi- ,cated in all the views of accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved device comprises a base,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Serial No. 721,508.

represented as a whole at 10, formed with longitudinal sill members 11 and transverse connecting members 12. Rising from the Slll members 11 are vertical supports or standards 13, preferably formed of L members, and bolted or otherwise secured to the sill members, as shown. The members 13 are secured at intervals by transverse bolts, and secured between each pair of standards are supporting members 14, preferably formed of flat metal plates, as shown.

The members 14 are adjustably mounted between the standards 13 and rotatively support short shafts. 1515 one at each side. The shafts 15 and 15 are arranged to rotate respectively through bars 2829, and other bars 16 are coupled to the members 2829, the bars 16 being spaced apart and extending in parallel relation to the shafts 1515'. At their terminals the rods 16 are coupled together by transverse shafts 18-18, the rods being connected by clamp bolts 19 at each side of the shafts, as illustrated in Fig. 9.

Wheel shaped frames 20 are mounted on each of the shafts 1818 and arranged in pairs, each pair of frames being connected by a plurality of rods 21, preferably four rods being connected to each pair of frames, but the number may be varied in proportion to the size of the frames. The rods 21 support hangers 22 which are formed in baillike form with an intermediate loop engaging the rods 21, the hangers being free to rotate relative to the rods. The terminals 24 of the hangers extend through trays 25 formed of any suitable material, but preferably of cloth secured to supporting bars 26, the terminals of the hangers being secured in the bars, as illustrated in Fig. 4, and held in place by nuts 24 threaded upon the terminals of the hangers. The trays are thus supported on the rods 21 and swing freely, and are thus retained at all times parallel with the floor or other support. The rods 21 are also utilized to each support a plurality of hooks 27 from which goods may be suspended for display, the hooks being preferably bent to embrace the rods and rotate freely thereon, so that the goods displayed on the hooks will retain their position rela-' tive to the trays as they travel with the frames 20, as hereafter explained.

The terminals of the bars 2829 are coupled by rods 42t3, each of the latter rods being provided with a pair of suspension members 22 and trays 25, as shown more clearly in Fig. 6. The rods 4243 are likewise provideu with a plurality of goods supporting hooks 27. It will be understood that the members 2829, together with their rods and suspended trays, do not rotate like the other trays, but remain constantly in one position.

The inner terminals of the shafts 15-45 are coupled by a member 50 which rotates with the shafts and is provided with a pair of tray supports 22 and one of the trays 25, as illustrated in Fig. 6.

A band wheel 31 is connected for rotation with the shaft 15 and arranged to be driven by a belt 32 passing over a pulley on the drive shaft 34 of a motor 35, the latter being supported upon a bracket connected to one of the vertical standards, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. A chain wheel 36 is mounted upon the shaft 15 and connected to the band wheel 31 and thus partakes of the motion of the band wheel. A chain wheel 38 is mounted upon the shaft 18, a drive chain 37 connecting the wheels 36 and 38, as shown. Mounted upon the shaft 18 at the end opposite from the chain wheel 38 is another chain wheel 39, while a chain wheel 41 is connected to the shaft 18, a chain 42 extending over the wheels 39 and 41.

By this construction, it will be obvious that the shafts 1818 which are supported by the rods 16 will be simultaneously rotated. It will be noted that the chain wheel 38 is of greater diameter than the-chain wheel 39, thereby causing the shafts 18-18 to travel at difi'erent speeds, and, consequently, the trays associated with the shafts 18 will travel at a different speed from the trays associated with the shaft 18. Thus three sets of supporting members are provided, two of which rotate at different speeds, while the central support remains stationary. Goods are thus displayed on the trays in an attractive manner and attract attention by their varied movements.

The angle at which the rods 16 are disposed with respect to the floor may be changed in order to raise or lower the revolving tray supports and to effect this object rods 44 are provided which embrace the shaft 18 at one end and are held in adjustable position by a clamp bolt 45 attached to one of the members 14. It will also be noted that by adjusting the members 14 vertically between the standards 13, the entire apparatus, including the intermediate stationary tray supporting members, may be adjusted to any required extent.

Means are provided in the improved device for actuating the coupled shafts 1515' and 50 manually, consisting of a bar 44 coupled to the shaft 15 and provided with hand grips 42, to enable the shafts and their attachments to be rotated in the same manner as when the motor is employed. The shaft 15 is likewise provided with a backing ratchet 46 coacting with a pawl 45 connected to the adjacent member 15.

The device possesses many advantages, and the construction is simple, inexpensive, and may be varied to any required extent as to size and form within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In an apparatus of the class described, supporting standards, supporting members swinging upon said standards, means for adjusting said supporting members upon said standards and holding them in fixed relation thereto, shafts at the terminals of said supporting members, display racks supported relative to said shafts and rotative around the same, and means for rotating said shafts.

2. A display stand comprising a supporting base, standards rising from said base, supporting members swinging upon said standards, arms carried by said supporting members and movable therewith, rods connecting said arms, display racks suspended from said rods, a shaft supported in one of said standards, means for imparting motion to said shaft, other shafts mounted for ro tation respectively at the terminals of said supporting members, frames carried by said terminal shafts and connected by rods, display racks suspended from said rods, means for transmitting the motion of said first mentioned shaft to one of said terminal shafts, and means for transmitting motion from one terminal shaft to the other termi nal shaft.

3. A display rack comprising a supporting base, said base including vertically disposed standards, shaft supports carried by said standards, said shaft supports being rotatably adjustable on the standards, shafts supported at the terminals of said shaft supports, frames mounted on said shafts, rods connecting said frames, and display racks supported by said rods.

4. A display stand comprising a supporting base, said base including vertically disposed standards, supporting members adjustably supported by said standards, shafts supported at the terminals of said supporting members, frames disposed in spaced relation on each of said shafts, said frames being arranged in pairs, rods connecting each pair of said frames, and display racks rotatably supported on said rods.

5. A display stand comprising a supporting base, said base including vertically extending members, adjustable shaft supporting members supported by said vertically extending members, shafts supported at the terminals of said members, spaced frames supported on each of said shafts, rods connecting said frames at their peripheries, and display racks rotatably supported by said rods.

6. A display stand comprising a supporting base, said base including vertically extending standards, shaft supporting members adjustably supported by said standards, shafts supported at the terminals of said members, frames mounted on said 10 shafts, rods connecting said frames at their peripheries, display racks rotatably supported on said rods, and means for rotating one of said shafts at a greater speed than the other.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 15 copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, D. 0." 

